State/Public Middle Open

Southport 6th Grade Academy

๐Ÿ“ 5715 S Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46227

643
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southport 6th Grade Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry Township Schools school district. It serves grades 6 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Perry Township Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Southport 6th Grade Academy enrolls 643 students across grades 6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
337 (52%)
Female students
306 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
41.9
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 29% Asian and 23% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20732%
Asian18429%
Hispanic or Latino14723%
Black or African American7912%
Two or more races253.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

495 of the school's 643 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6Title I

Southport 6th Grade Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 36, state house district 97.

School district: Perry Township Schools

Southport 6th Grade Academy is one of 17 schools in Perry Township Schools, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 16,243 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 643 students, Southport 6th Grade Academy is smaller than the district average of about 955 students per school.

16,243
District students
17
Schools
1,002
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
31%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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